Remote Senior Software Engineer, Search Intelligence

Description:

• Bloomreach is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Search Intelligence team, focusing on enhancing search and personalization capabilities.
• The role involves designing, building, and improving semantic understanding, query parsing, processing, and language modeling within the search system.
• Responsibilities include developing new recall and ranking search algorithms and implementing machine learning and LLM models to optimize digital commerce experiences.
• The engineer will design and architect core components for new features and improve the performance of existing high-traffic search APIs.
• The position offers an opportunity to contribute to the core product and redefine the digital shopping experience using cutting-edge technologies.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields is required.
• Candidates must have 4+ years of hands-on experience in Java or another object-oriented language, with experience in cloud providers (AWS, GCP) and building enterprise software products.
• Experience with open-source search engines (Solr, ElasticSearch) and big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) is necessary.
• A proven track record in developing and maintaining distributed systems at scale in a production environment is essential.
• Candidates should have an extensive background in data structures and algorithms, along with strong software architecture skills.
• Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and tools, and a keen interest in advancements in search/GenAI/LLM technologies are required.
• Experience working with Data Science teams to implement ML models in real-time serving is a plus.
• Startup experience in a fast-paced growth company is highly desirable but not required.

Benefits:

• Health care benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance are provided.
• A 401k plan with employer contribution is available.
• Employees enjoy a culture of freedom and trust, with flexible working hours and a remote-first approach.
• Bloomreach supports volunteering activities, offering 5 paid days off for volunteering.
• Personal development opportunities include workshops, a professional education budget of $1,500 annually, and leadership development programs.
• Well-being initiatives include an Employee Assistance Program, subscription to the Calm app, and organized sports and yoga activities.
• Compensation includes Restricted Stock Units or Stock Options, a company performance bonus, and an employee referral bonus of up to $3,000.